Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act
October 7, 2009
The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act (H.R. 1016) provides the VA with up to a year in which to plan how to deliver the most efficient and effective care to an increasing number of veterans with increasingly complex medical conditions. The new legislation also tasks the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) with studying and reporting to Congress for the next three years on VA’s budget forecasting model and estimates. By shedding sunlight on VA’s internal budget process, Congress will have a much greater ability and incentive to develop appropriation bills that provide sufficient funding to meet the best estimate of anticipated demand for VA health care services in future years.
